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Apples and Oranges
One medium orange has 70 calories, no fat, 28% of the RDA for fiber (7 grams), 14 grams of sugars and 130% of the RDA for vitamin C. I particularly love oranges and this is probably the fruit which I eat the most often. They are great as a healthy snack with easy, ready-made portion control - no need to make a 100 calorie pack for these! So juicy, so sweet, sometimes messy, but always filling. There are three different types, Navel, Valencia and Blood oranges, but let's not forget about the cousins, such as clementines, mandarins, tangelos, and tangerines. Hormel has quite an informative page all about oranges [link] which gives details on the different types, pictures and directions on how to peel oranges. There are more varieties of apples than oranges. Unlike oranges, where I tend to think there is not much difference in the taste of the different types, the types of apples can vary widely in flavor. There is Golden Delicious, which is yellow, crisp, sweet, and good for cooking or eating; McIntosh, red and slightly tart; Granny Smith, green, crunchy, sweet/tart, great for eating or cooking; Red Delicious, which I think of as the big red apple; Rome Beauty, also a red apple, good for baking.
Growing up in a tropical country, I was always eating fruits as something was always in season - and it didn't hurt that we had a few mango trees and a cherry tree in our yard, along with a pomegranate across the street. I'm trying to curb my appetite for 'processed snacks' and getting back to eating more fruits seems to be working so far. Comments
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